Would be good to address fluoridation issue

11:01 AM,
May 22, 2013

Written by

Colin Donoghue, Asheville

With Asheville's water supply in the news a lot lately it would be good to address something concerning this water that is too often ignored: water fluoridation.Some say "fluoride is natural and safe," yet what is put in our water supply is not natural calcium fluoride, it is artificial sodium fluoride; the latter has been scientifically shown to be a neurotoxin, lowering IQ in children, among other harmful health effects. There are very good resources on this: The Fluoride Action Network (fluoridealert.org), books like "The Case Against Fluoride: How Hazardous Waste Ended Up in Our ...